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Continuous Meshed Screen on the Fourdrinier
Continuous Meshed Screen on the Fourdrinier

Date: March 15th, 1971
Creator: Studio Laporte
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. William Brebner, Mr. Martin N. Turgeon

Description: Workers are installing the continuous screen on the Fourdrinier of the Number 8 paper machine. This meshed screen would be flattened and stretched so that paper stock would spread evenly on it. The stock was then drained by a vacuum device placed under the screen.

Subject: Maine, Logging, Paper industry, Madawaska